Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber
The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale
$34.39
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2023
Summary
The astonishing story of the English heiress who devoted her life to the IRA.
She grew up in a Chelsea townhouse and on a Devon estate. She was presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace as a debutante in 1958. She trained at Oxford as an academic economist and had a love affair with a female professor (who was on the rebound from Iris Murdoch). At thirty, she commenced giving her inheritance away to the poor. In 1972, the deadliest year of the Northern Irish Troubles, she travelled …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844885565 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844885569 |
| Author: | Sean O'Driscoll |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2023 |
| Weight: | 271g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
Fascinating … O’Driscoll’s research is impressive – Ben Macintyre * The Times *
Riveting – Roy Foster * TLS *
Generous and well researched – Rosa Lyster * LRB *
An absorbing, well-researched and extremely well-written account of a life that almost defies belief – David McCullagh * RTÉ *
Superb … an even-handed and thrilling gallop through [Dugdale’s] improbable life
* Daily Telegraph *Possibly the most extraordinary book you’ll read this year * Irish Examiner *
Unputdownable … jaw-dropping – Joe Duffy
It would be hard to overstate how good this book is … a fantastic read – Eilis O’Hanlon * Sunday Independent *
[A] pacey, well-researched book – Frank Coughlin * Irish Independent *
Well-researched … balanced – Charles Lysaght * Irish Times *
About The Author
Sean O'Driscoll
Sean O’Driscoll is a journalist and attorney based in Dublin. He is the author of The Accidental Spy, the bestselling true story of an American trucker who became an FBI spy within the IRA. His investigative journalism has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian and the Irish Times. He previously worked as an immigration and criminal lawyer in New York and now works as a news editor at the Irish Daily Mail.
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